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2003 EESTI SUHTED NAABRITEGA • ESTONIA`S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBOURS Estonians to doubt their extremely liberal economic and tax policy preferences. (Kaleva, 15.05) According to Finnish Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Estonia's imminent accession to the EU would enhance collaboration between the two countries, but this also means challenges to Finland in the immediate future. "Estonians and Finns are rather similar than different, but issues to be discussed include free movement of labour and Estonia's low taxation which may become problematic to Finland after Estonia joins the EU." (ESS, 8.05) PRESIDENDID ARNOLD RÜÜTEL JA TARJA HALONEN PRESIDENTS ARNOLD RÜÜTEL AND TARJA HALONEN panna eestlased kahtlema oma liberaaläärmuslikes majandusja maksupoliitilistes valikutes. (Kaleva, 15.05) Soome peaministri Anneli Jäätteenmäki sõnul loob Eesti peatne liitumine ELiga paremad eeldused kahe maa vaheliseks koostööks, ent samas tähendab see Soomele lähitulevikus ka mõningaid väljakutseid. "Eestlased ja soomlased on rohkem sarnased kui erinevad, ent küsimused, mida peaks arutama, on seotud tööjõu vaba liikumisega ja Eesti madalate maksudega, mis võivad pärast Eesti liitumist ELiga Soomele probleemiks osutuda." (ESS, 8.05) Seoses Soome peaministri Anneli Jäätteenmäki Eesti-visiidiga anti mõlema riigi peaministrile üle nn tarkade meeste raport, kuidas kahe riigi vahelisi suhteid parandada ja süvendada. Riikide eelmiste peaministrite tellitud ülevaade sai viimaks küllalt omapärase vormi: lisaks ühistele soovitustele avaldasid selle koostajad – Soome Panga endine president Esko Ollila ja suursaadik Jaak Jõerüüt – ka oma personaalse nägemuse kahe riigi vahelistest suhetest ning soovitused nende parandamise kohta. Raporti koostajate arvamus on hea näide sellest, kuivõrd erinevatest vaatenurkadest soomlased ja eestlased vaatavad nii teineteist kui ka maailma laiemas plaanis. Ehk tuleb kasuks teadmine, et kahe riigi vahelistele suhetele vaadatakse kahel pool lahte erinevalt. (HS, 10.05) In connection with the visit of the Finnish Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki to Estonia, both Prime Ministers were given so-called wise men reports giving suggestions about improving and deepening the relations between the two countries. The reports ordered by the countries' former prime ministers acquired a rather original form: in addition to common recommendations by its compilers – Esko Ollila, the former President of the Bank of Finland and Estonian ambassador Jaak Jõerüüt – offered their personal views on the relations between the two countries and made recommendations for their improvement. The opinions of the compilers of the report are an excellent example of how different the perspectives of Finns and Estonians are, not only when observing each other, but also when looking at the wider world. Maybe it will be beneficial knowing that the bilateral relations of the two nations are seen differently on either side of the bay. (HS, 10.05) Ambassador Jaak Jõerüüt is right in criticising the Finnish big brother attitude towards the Estonians. Obviously the Finns regard the Estonians the same way that the Swedes regard the Finns. The smaller brother who has survived difficulties should be assisted, understood and led to the right path even though this attitude sometimes seems to be an act of superiority. This attitude can be seen in the noisy Swedes on Finnish ferries and in the loud Finns in the streets of Tallinn. Over time this attitude will be seen less and less. During the Soviet period, Finland was a window to the West for Estonians. Now Estonia can freely look to the West, but Finland is still important to Estonia. Finland is Estonia's largest trade partner and the euros of Finnish tourists are of considerable importance both in Tallinn and other parts of Estonia. (ESS, 9.05) According to Mart Laar, the former Prime Minister, Estonia has learned from Finland that it is always beneficial to sit behind the table where the decisions are being made. Both Mart Laar and Eiki Berg, a member of Res Publica party, see the relations between Estonia and Finland becoming that of two equal partners. According to Laar, the equality of 37
2003 PILK PEEGLISSE • GLANCE AT THE MIRROR Suursaadik Jaak Jõerüüdil on õigus, kui ta kritiseerib soomlaste suure venna hoiakut eestlaste suhtes. Ilmselt suhtuvad soomlased eestlastesse samamoodi nagu rootslased soomlastesse. Raskusi üle elanud väikevenda tuleb aidata, tuleb temast aru saada ja ta õigele teele juhatada ning mõnikord on selles suhtumises ka veidi üleolekut. Seda on näha rootslaste lärmamises Soome reisilaevadel ja soomlaste lärmamises Tallinna tänavatel. Ent mida aeg edasi, seda vähem selliseid asju ette tuleb. Nõukogude ajal oli Soome Eesti jaoks aken läände, praegu võib Eesti ise vabalt otse läände vaadata, ent Soome on Eesti jaoks endiselt oluline. Soome on Eesti suurim kaubanduspartner ning soome turistide eurod on olulise tähtsusega nii Tallinnas kui ka mujal Eestis. (ESS, 9.05) Eesti endise peaministri Mart Laari sõnul on Eesti Soomelt õppinud selgeks põhimõtte, et alati on hea istuda selles lauas, mille taga tehakse otsused. Nii Laari kui ka Res Publica liikme Eiki Bergi sõnul hakkab Soome-Eesti suhe muutuma pigem kahe võrdväärse suhteks. Laari sõnul paistab aga suhete võrdväärsemaks muutumine välja ka eestlaste naljakultuuri arengust. Põdranaljad pole Tallinnas enam ammu moes. (STT, 13.05) Soome president Tarja Halonen pidas Tartu Ülikoolis eestikeelse kõne, kõndides seega Urho Kaleva Kekkoneni jälgedes, kes julges nõukogude ajal eesti keeles esineda. Pärast kõnet küsiti Soome presidendilt vähemusrahvuste saatuse, piiriküsimuste, võimaliku Soome lahe aluse tunneli ning Soome nn suure venna suhtumise kohta Eestisse. Halonen soovitas eestlastel sellest kompleksist vabaneda, tuletades meelde, et ka soomlastel oli Rootsi suhtes selline kompleks. (HS, 11.09) Soome jääb pärast Eesti ja Rootsi rahvahääletust kahe riigi vahele, mis mõlemad hakkavad teda kõvasti mõjutama. Rootsi suhtub skeptiliselt ELi, pidades liitu ohuks heaoluühiskonnale. Sama kartus on ka soomlastel. Kuid Eesti mõju on vastupidine, sest Eestist saab ehk neoliberaalseim ELi liikmesriik. Soomlased tervitavad Eesti liikmelisust ajaloolise ühtekuuluvustunde ja õigluse nimel, kuid samas saab Eesti liikmelisus Soomele raskeks proovikiviks. Probleem on kuritegevuses, mis saab Eesti liitumise järel hoopis laiemad tegutsemisvõimalused, ning ka Eesti liberaalne majandusja sotsiaalpoliitika. Seega mõjutab Rootsi Soomet heaolu, Eesti aga liberaalsuse suunas. (HS, 16.09) relations is distinguished by the development of the Estonian joke culture. Jokes about elks i.e. Finns are really out of fashion in Tallinn. (STT, 13.05) Finnish President Tarja Halonen held a speech in Estonian at the University of Tartu, following in the steps of Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, who dared to speak in Estonian during the Soviet rule. After the speech the President of Finland was questioned about the status of national minorities, border issues, the possibility of a tunnel under the Gulf of Finland and the Finnish so-called big brother attitude towards Estonia. Halonen recommended that Estonians should get rid of this complex reminding Estonians that Finns had a similar complex about Sweden. (HS, 11.09) After the Estonian and Swedish referendums, Finland falls between two countries that will considerably influence it. Sweden has a sceptical attitude towards the EU, seeing it as a threat to their welfare society. Finns have the same fears. The influence from Estonia is contrary, for Estonia will be the most neoliberal member of the EU. Finns welcome Estonia's membership in the name of historical solidarity and justice, but on the other hand Estonia's membership will become a difficult acid test for Finland. The problem lies in crime, which after Estonia's membership will have wider zone of operation, as well as Estonia's liberal economic and social policy. Therefore, Sweden tilts Finland towards welfare policy while Estonia towards liberalism. (HS, 16.09) Finns have to perceive Estonia as an equal EU country. Estonians do not need to be pampered, not to speak of being dealt with in an irreverent manner. All countries around the Baltic Sea must co-operate sensibly with Russia. Finland should constantly look towards Tallinn and be receptive to changes. (Uutispäivä Demari, 25.06) Finns are afraid of Estonia because of high criminality, prostitution, cheap labour, dubious vodka and the lure of low taxation for Finnish enterprises, but the principal reason is a social order in Estonia that is different from that of the Nordic countries. Finnish politicians hope that Estonia becomes a welfare state after joining the EU. The 38
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